switch is an evening length performance choreographed with Hannah Krafcik and featuring music made in collaboration with Mickey Sanchez. Our work on this performance began in Hannah’s living room in the summer of 2018. The performance was developed in multiple residencies and performed in various iterations in Portland, New Orleans, and LA.

switch is the result of many extended talks about power dynamics that exist between us (Emily + Hannah), dynamics that emerge from our histories and socializations and also from our desire to push back against these influences. From inside, this collaboration feels like an intimate mess that blurs the boundaries of submissiveness, dominance, aggression, and care—a stew we swim while performing ourselves. We intentionally edge toward and away from the dichotomies that surface within our work, challenging the ways we are in relation to each other and to audiences.

switch has been supported by the New Expressive Works Residency Program (Portland, OR), Sou’wester Artist Residency Program (Longview, WA), Art Klub NOLA (New Orleans, LA), and Pieter Performance Space (Los Angeles, CA).